Research Article

Risk Factors in Patients with Diabetes Hospitalized for COVID-19: Findings from a Multicenter Retrospective Study

Table 1

Demographic, clinical, laboratory, and radiographic findings of COVID-19 patients on admission.

TotalPatients without diabetesPatients with diabetes value
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Demographics
 Age, years47.00 (35.00-56.00)45.00 (33.00-56.00)55.50 (49.00-62.25)<0.0001
 Sex
  Female260 (48.33%)246 (50%)14 (30.43%)0.011
  Male278 (51.67%)246 (50%)32 (69.57%)
Laboratory findings
 Direct bilirubin, umol/L
  <125 (4.65%)25 (5.08%)0 (0%)0.001
  1-14422 (78.44%)384 (78.05%)38 (82.61%)
  >146 (1.12%)3 (0.61%)3 (6.52%)
 Total cholesterol, mmol/L4.10 (3.54-4.81)4.05 (3.53-4.77)4.51 (4.08-5.32)0.019
 Triglyceride, mmol/L1.38 (0.95-2.05)1.35 (0.91-2.01)1.85 (1.40-2.64)0.002
  <0.240 (0%)0 (0%)0 (0%)0.054
  0.24-1.86219 (40.71%)206 (41.87%)13 (28.26%)
  >1.8698 (18.22%)86 (17.48%)12 (26.09%)
 Creatinine, umol/L
  <53124 (23.05%)113 (22.97%)11 (23.91%)<0.0001
  53-97313 (58.18%)289 (58.74%)24 (52.17%)
  >9716 (2.97%)10 (2.03%)6 (13.04%)
 Cystatin C, mg/L0.92 (0.80-1.11)0.91 (0.78-1.10)1.00 (0.89-1.15)0.041
 Na, mmol/L139.00 (137.00-141.00)139.00 (137.00-141.00)139.60 (138.00-141.50)0.041
 Cl, mmol/L
  <9962 (11.52%)51 (10.37%)11 (23.91%)0.045
  99-110373 (69.33%)343 (69.72%)30 (65.22%)
  >1103 (0.56%)3 (0.61%)0 (0%)
 Anion gap, mmol/L10.50 (8.85-12.20)10.20 (8.50-12.00)13.00 (9.40-16.30)0.011
  <1045 (8.36%)42 (8.54%)3 (6.52%)0.011
  10-1457 (10.59%)52 (10.57%)5 (10.87%)
  >147 (1.3%)4 (0.81%)3 (6.52%)

Data are median (IQR), (%), or / (%). values were calculated by the Mann–Whitney U test, test, or Fisher’s exact test, as appropriate.